candy
Verb Conjugation Tables & Inflections
Definitions & Usage
(uncountable) Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
(uncountable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
(countable, chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
(uncountable) An accessory (bracelet, etc.) made from pony beads, associated with the rave scene.
(transitive, cooking) To cook in or coat with sugar syrup.
(intransitive) To form into congelations or crystals, especially of sugar or syrup.
(intransitive) To become candy; to solidify into a candylike form or mass.
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“They came down to buy sugar, flour, saltfish or candy from Nana, to collect letters and exchange gossip.”
— 1991, Celia Brayfield, The Prince:
“Unwholesome pink and yellow candies were sold from trays.”
— 1991, Ann Granger, A Season for Murder:
“Then while our hands were still connected, he slid a colorful beaded bracelet among the many others he had off of his arm and then onto my wrist without having to break our intertwined hands. "And there you have it! Your first piece of kandi."”
— 2013, Kristen Lynn Harkey, State of Summer: Love and Misadventure of a College Student: